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Chemical weathering
Physical weathering
Erosion
Acid attack
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Gravity
A glacier
Flowing water
Acid rain
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Chemical weathering
Organic weathering
Erosion
Mechanical weathering
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Chemical weathering
Erosion
Mechanical weathering
Acid deposition
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It is a free resource
There is a limited amount and we could run out
It does not pollute
We will never run out of it
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Deposition
Erosion
Compaction
Weathering
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Deposition
Weathering
Compaction
Erosion
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There is a limited amount and we could run out
We are using it slower than it is being made
It pollutes the environment
It costs money to use
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Nuclear power
Geothermal
Coal
Solar Power
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To find new uses for a product
To remake a product into a new one
To limit your use of a product
To make a product into energy
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They are unlimited and we can never run out of them
If we manage them properly we will not run out of them
They are free to use
They help the environment
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The pollution from the factory caused the rocks of the hill to weaken
The factory's noise and rumbling caused the rocks and sediment to loosen
The clearing of trees caused the sediment and rocks to loosen
There is no way of knowing what caused the landslide
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Temperature and elevation
Wind and precipitation
Temperature and precipitation
Wind and temperature
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The western Atlantic ocean getting warmer
The ice sheets of the arctic melting
A cold ocean current from the Pacific
The eastern Pacific ocean getting warmer
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Deforestation
Recycling
Reclamation
Clearing
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Greenhouse gases
The Gulf Stream
El Nino
Carbon monoxide
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Glaciers to get larger
Sea level to rise
Droughts to happen in Maryland
Mountains to get less snow
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Global warming
Greenhouse gases
El Nino
The greenhouse effect
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One side to be wet and one side to be dry
Both sides to be wet
Both sides to be dry
Both sides colder than they would be otherwise
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The location of mountains
Latitude
Altitude
Longitude
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Hurt the Chesapeake Bay
Only hurt Baltimore
Not harm the environment because of new laws
Hurt only the Potomac river
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Forests are removed for coal mining
Bare land is covered with plants and grasses after mining
Rubble is dumped in a valley after mining
Explosives are used to dislodge rock on the mountain before mining
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A place where water is stored so it does not get polluted
An area of land that is wet all or part of the year
A large body of water
An area of land that is drained to the same location
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They provide a home for deer
They help soak up pollution and excess nutrients
They are a great place to hike
They destroy litter
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Trees provide oxygen for us to breath
Trees soak up C02 which is a greenhouse gas
Tree roots hold down soil and prevent mass movement
All of the above
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They help bay grasses grow that provide habitat to plants and animals.
They cause algae to grow that causes dead zones.
They cause mutations in fish and other animals.
They cause invasive species to kill local plants and animals.
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El Nino
Global warming
Pollution
The ozone layer's hole
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Creep
Slump
Landslides
Erosion
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Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
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Yes, because they are being remade very slowly
No, because they are constantly being remade
Yes, because no more are being made
No, because humans can make more of them
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A glacier
Water
Wind
Gravity
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Volcanic eruptions
The hardening of desert sand
The heat from inside the core
Ancient plants and animals
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Renewable
Nonrenewable
We use the same amount of both
Neither
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Carried away
Broken down by chemical means
Broken down by mechanical means
Placed in a new location
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Mass movement
The angle of repose
Creep
Weathering
The angle of resistance
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Valley fills
Clearing
Reclamation
Dump fills
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Deforestation
Snow fall
Earthquakes
Gravity
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